Pinstripe butterflyfish, redfin butterflyfish
Distribution: Pacific Ocean, from Indonesia, Japan and Australia to Hawaii and the Tuamotu Islands.
Replaced by Chaetodon austriacus in the Red Sea, Chaetodon melapterus in Arabian Sea and Chaetodon trifasciatus in the Indian Ocean.
at Lady Elliot Island (Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef) © skinsmom
at Avea Bay (Tahiti and the Society Islands)
at Matira Beach (Tahiti and the Society Islands) © poisson-chatrlotte
at Pasir Panjang (Malaysia) © anne
at Hon Tai (Vietnam) © bruno56
at Hilton Moorea (Tahiti and the Society Islands) © automated_house
at El Nido – Tour D (Philippines) © manceau
at El Nido – Tour C (Philippines) © manceau
at Wakatobi Resort (Indonesia) © nst56
at Pandan Island (Philippines) © manceau
at Two Step (Big Island)
at Tavanipupu (Solomon Islands) © mluzvieira
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